Drum major baton



p 1937- M. LEONARD 2,092,354

DRUM MAJOR BATON Filed May 12, 1937 Patented Sept. 7, 1937 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a baton mainly designed for drum majors, thegeneral object of the invention being to provide a baton which can bemanufactured to sell at low cost and which can 5 be easily manipulatedand one which will withstand hard usage.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in Which:

Figure 1 is a view of the complete device.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view of the device without the rubber tip and ballthereon.

In these views the numeral I indicates a shaft of suitable wood whichhas its ends bored to receive the lead 2. This lead may be melted andpoured in the hole and then hammered so as to cause it to remain inplace. There should be more lead used at the upper end of the devicethan at the lower end so that the baton will balance approximately oneto two inches off center toward the ball at the upper end of the device.A metal tube 3 preferably of brass fits over the major portion of theshaft l but the upper end of the shaft projects from the tube as shownin Figures 2 and 4. A screw 4 passes through the lower end of the tubeinto the shaft and the lead as shown in Figure 2. A rubber tip 5,similar to that used on crutches is placed on the lower end of thedevice and is held in place by cement .or glue. I prefer to roughen thelower end of the tube so that the tip will stick more firmly thereto.

Instead of using a screw a brass rivet may be used.

The upper end of the shaft I which projects above the tube being wrappedwith wire as shown at 6 and taped as shown at 7 after which a ball 8 isslipped over this projecting end of the shaft, a Washer 9 of rubberbeing placed between the ball and the upper end of the tube as shown in5 Figure 2. The ball is preferably sponge rubber though it may be madeof hard rubber and has The device may be finished in any suitablemanner. For instance, it may be chromium plated or the brass can bepolished and the parts can be colored as desired.

The rubber parts at the ends of the device not only protect the batonwhen dropped but they also prevent damage to furniture and woodworkduring indoor practice. The weighted ends and light center facilitatetwirling of the baton and the use of the wood shaft makes the devicelight and inexpensive while the metal tube makes twirling easier than ifwood were used throughout.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A baton of the class described comprising a shaft of wood having itsends Weighted, a resilient tip at one end of the baton, a resilient ballat the other end and a metal sleeve fitting over the wood where the sameis exposed.

2. A baton of the class described comprising a wood shaft having weightsin its ends, a metal sleeve enclosing the shaft and extending from ofthe shaft, and a rubber tip fitting over the other end of the baton.

MORRIS LEONARD.

